Sergio Perez shared his feelings after his first trip to the track for the Cadillac team.

Just 10.5 months after receiving final approval from the FIA ​​to become the 11th team in the championship, Perez found himself behind the wheel at the Silverstone circuit, where the car completed its first laps on the day of filming.

The team, wearing all black uniforms, confirmed that they carried out all system checks during the run.

“Today was truly an incredible day,” Perez said

Everyone should be proud as we completed our first tours as a team. Every member of the team worked on this moment and it was very emotional for me.

We can and should enjoy it, but it also gives us even more energy. I want to get behind the wheel as soon as possible; This is just the beginning.”

“This was a great opportunity for the team to get a feel for operating in a real garage environment, test the car’s systems and troubleshoot initial issues. But this is just the beginning of the journey. We are now focusing on pre-season testing in a few weeks, which will provide further learning opportunities.”

Max Verstappen praised the new Red Bull car and the livery of the team, which he has insisted on updating for a long time.

The Dutch driver, along with his new teammate Isak Hajjar, unveiled the RB22 during Ford’s motorsport season presentation in Detroit. During the event, Red Bull unveiled a vibrant new look that immediately attracted attention.

Verstappen has repeatedly expressed his desire to change from the traditional Red Bull livery and now his wish has finally come true. During the presentation, the current champion shared his impressions:

“First of all, everyone is very excited, including me. The colors have changed a little bit,” said Max.

“It seems to me that this is much better. I’ve wanted this for a while, so I’m really excited. I love the glitter, I love the blue; it’s my favorite color. I also love the outline of the Red Bull logo; they’re back. Overall the design looks new.”

The important sessions of the first race weekend of the Middle East Formula 4 (UAE4) season, attended by Ukrainian driver Alexander Bondarev, started on Saturday, January 17, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

The day started with a training session in which the Ukrainian athlete showed the fastest time.

After this, the qualifying round took place, where Bondarev left no chance to his rivals and won the pole position with an advantage of almost 0.4 seconds in the first session. The Ukrainian’s gap was comparable to the gap between second and seventh place.

Already at 11:30 Kiev time, the second and final heats of the stage will take place, after which Alexander will find out the starting position for the next race.